The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12
He ORDERS GROCERIES,.
How Charley Got Into Trouble by "Fool-
ing'' with His Mothers Slate.

'Nnat Is tlat >lale anu pcllcll ialS
ing there for9" asked Charley, looking
ont of the folds Of the towel with which
lie was rubbing his face.
ITO write down what we want from
the store" said Susie, ''cause we for
get things. and the man said he wished
we wouldn't make him come up more'r
twice a day"
That's a good idea" said Charley,
and he went into the dining-room tc
get his supper, He had been to the
pasture to bring home the cows, and
had not arrived in time to eat with the
others.
Susie was washing dishes, and Alice
was wiping them, They had q song
which they sang sometimes when they
were doing this work. They made it
up themselves. These are the words:
Oh, the hateful dishes.
wish we could throw them away,
And get new ones every day.
Then we could 20 and play.
They weren't singing Tonight;
they were ''seeing which could get done
first
You can sci that pau on the stove
to dry said Alice; Il don't have to
wipe it,"
Yes, you do" said Susie, 1--WE only
dry the iron things on the stove
is there any more brcad9' called
Charley from the dining-room.
eyes, answered Susie, you come
out and get it; my hands are in the dish
WATER
Never mind"
And he went down cellar and got
some pie.
A little while after Alice passed tn e
window and looked out.
''lf there isn't that black hen with
one of her chickens right on your
dower-bed!' she cried.
Out rushed the two little girls, way
ing disll-cloth and towel.
Just then Charley, having finished
his supper, came out into the kitchen.
He began dancing on the bare floor,
one of those figures consisting of jump
ing, standing, waving the arms and
shufling the feet, which boys are prone
to indulge in. As he went through
this performance the slate again caught
his eye.
'1t's TO write down what we want
from the store, is itp' he said, and,
taking the pencil, he added to the Or
der already there:
5pounds ginger snaps.
4dozen herring.
dozen Orang
Is dozen eggs.
Then he picked mp his hat and went
whistling ont the door.
The next morning the children's
mother was upstairs making the beds
when she heard the grocer's wagon
drive up to the gate. She looked out
the window. and the grocer's man
looked up to her:
"Do you want to send an order this
morningp"
"Yes,' said the children's mother,
'if you 90 around to the kitchen You
will find it written on the slate that is
hanging over the table"
An hour later she was still in her
when the chatter of childish
voices below became unusually ex-
cited, and there was a rush up the
stairs. Mother, can l have an
orange?" Can I have one of those
de-ear little cookies?"
80 mamma, there's a lot of funny
little fish down here, and they smell
just as queer!!"
What are you all talking about?"
she asked, going to meet them.
"Why. the things from the store, and
mamma. the man said they only had
ten dozen eggs, and he would bring the
rest Tomorrow"
Ten dozen eggs! Why, goodness,
Susie, what is that the baby hasp"
"lt's one Of the herring said Susie;
''you little rogue, you went and got it
yourself" "Well, ] must see what all
MEANS said the mother, picking
up the baby and going down stairs.
disposed you'dlook at the order be-
fore you sent it," was all Charley could
say when he came in.
"You must take the things back to
the store, and make an explanation"
said his father.
Take the eggs first, Charley" said
his mother, you may break them If
you Try to carry all at once."'
Charley started off with the eggs in
tin pail. He had not gone far when
he stopped to watch two boys in a yard
practieing at swinging pals of water
around their heads. To do this skill